Ms.Lucky

Tube of choice,I am using Greg Andrews,which you can purchase here,do not use unless you have a license to do so.

Template is by Von at Soaring Hawks Nest here. Love this template,thank you Von!

Mask of choice, I am using St.Pattys mask 53 by Aqua at Creative Misfits Creations here.

Font of choice,I am using Ageone here.

-This tutorial was written assuming you have working knowledge of PSP-

Open mask,minimize.

Open template/hit shiftD to duplicate/close the orginal/delete credit layer/image/canvas size/change to 520x520/layers/new raster layer/right click on new layer/send to bottom/flood fill white.

Hightlight and click on backing layer with your magicwand/color fill with choice of color,I am using #3b763a/paste tube/position/selections/invert/delete/deselect/dropshadow:

Vertical 5
Horizonal 5
Opacity 53
Blur 3/effects/texture effects/blinds/thin vertical/width 10/opacity 20/color white/light from top left checked/ok.

Highlight circle frame/selections/select all/float/defloat//flood fill black or color of choice/deselect.

Right click on top shamrock layer/merge/merge down to bottom shamrock/resize 15%/layers/duplicate/image/flip/image/mirror/right click on copy layer/merge down/dropshadow:

Vertical 4
Horizonal 4
Opacity 55
Blur 5

Highlight Ms Lucky layer/resize 20%/adjust/brigtness-contrast/brightness/contrast/settings:dull
Brightness:-255
Contrast 0
ok/apply same dropshadow we last used/right click on ms lucky layer/merge/merge down to shamrock layer/layers/duplicate 2 times/rename layers s1,s2 and s3/we will come back to this later.

Highlight raster 1 layer/color fill of choice,I am using #004000/right click on layer/new mask layer/from image/select mask/load/layers/merge/merge group/layers/duplicate/image/mirror/image/flip/position.

Add copyrights.

Add name.

Image/resize all layers 5%

　
Highlight s1 layer/effects/dsb flux/bright noise/lighter checked at intensity at 28.

Repeat on s2 layer/intensity at 29.

Repeat on s3 layer/intensity at 30.

Highlight s1 layer/hide 2&3/edit/copy merged.

Take to AS and paste as a new animation.

Back to psp,hide s1,unhide and highlight s2/edit/copy merged/paste in AS after current frame/repeat with s3 layer.

Save as gif.

Hope you enjoyed my tut,would love to see your results and add it to my gallery :)

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Hugs,Mary